correspond

CEFRB1

/ˌkɒɹɪˈspɒnd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To be similar or equal to something else.

  2. 02

    verb

    To communicate by sending letters or messages.

Examples

  • You should make your ideas correspond with reality.

  • Your account and hers do not correspond.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˌkoɹəˈspɑnd/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time.

  2. To have sex with.

  3. To be equivalent or similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.

More examples

In context

  • Your words must correspond with your actions.

  • I've been corresponding with my German pen pal for three years.

  • When a Babylonian and his wife had a mind to correspond, they always first lit up the fuming pan, imagining it improved the passion.

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Origin

verb

From Middle French correspondre, from Latin com- (“with”) + respondeo (“to match, to answer to”), equivalent to co- + respond.